Gerber P2C™ 1600 Cutters
User’s Manual
General Information
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1.7 INSTALLATION OF A KNIFE, PEN OR POUNCING TOOL
1.7.1 KNIFE INSTALLATION
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SAFETY WARNING
Your cutter uses razor-sharp knives. The knife blades may cause
serious personal injuries if handled without proper care. Use extreme
care when operating the cutter and when installing, removing or
handling the knife!
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To set up your cutter for knife operation, proceed as follows:
1.
Insert the knife blade into the knife holder as shown in Figure 1-4.
adjustment
knob
FIGURE 1-4
BLADE INSERTION
2.
Set the knife blade length to zero by aligning the blade tip with the tip of
the holder. An easy way of performing this is by holding the knife holder
against your fingertip and gradually increasing the blade length by
turning the adjustment knob until you feel the knife tip touching your
fingertip.
3.
Extend the tip of the blade according to the distance required for the
desired cutting media (
t
), as shown in Figure 1-5. The blade should only
extend beyond the knife holder sufficiently far to cut completely through
the film layer while not piercing the backing, which would put the cutting
strip at risk of being damaged.
